Preparation of an Informational Speech
1) Plan:
a) Purpose Statement: I will inform my audience about what Career and Technical Education is.
b) Rational: The purpose of my speech is to not only educate the audience about CTE, but to get their unwavering support for the programs offered.
c) Target Audience: CTE students and newly elected School Boards who may or may not know how valuable their support is to the continuation and future growth is by understanding and supporting the CTE Programs within their district.
2) Script of oral presentation: Option 1
Good afternoon, everyone! How are you all doing? Thank you for all being here so that we can all take a few minutes to learn what Career and Technical Education is and how it has been changing
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By definition, “Career Technical Education (CTE) provides students of all ages with the academic and technical skills, knowledge and training necessary to succeed in future careers and to become lifelong learners”. But in reality, CTE is so much more than that meek definition. If a student wants to devour the latest skills, or prepare themselves for college and a good career, or go into the culinary arts like Cindy’s students, or maybe start their own business, or work in a hospital, or be a welder. Whatever it is, it's important for you, the board members to realize that a four-year college or university is not their only possibility to succeed. In the past, academic skills and vocational skills have been seen as two separate entities. This viewpoint has changed as the economy has become global rather than local or national. Businesses want workers with lifelong learning skills. Workers will have multiple careers over their life span, so lifelong learning skills are vital. For many young people and their families, CTE can be the best option because they can get all the professional skills they need for a good job in a high demand area and can do it at a percentage of …show more content…
I want you to all work together and think about new ways to be proactive and continue to grow your CTE program, so that we'll help students connect with the programs and the jobs they need to realize their dreams. I want you to help our students see which jobs are in high demand in their communities and be able to obtain a foothold in them. I want you to help them see which programs give them the skills and education that they need to achieve their dreams. I also want you to help them understand what their imminent earning power might be in that given field. When parents and students see a job title and a salary, they can understand the purpose and benefit of it all. I hope you all take up the challenge and see what we can come up with. As newly elected board members, you all have the ability to do everything possible to help fill these young people’s insurmountable potential, whether that's making it easier for them to find and follow career pathways or whether it's doing everything possible to work with the great businesses of this community to by insuring that all of your programs are properly funded and never placed on the budgets chopping
Vocational and technical schools offer these people a second chance at finding the career that they will love. According to fifty-year-old Jeff Martinelli, “For a guy like me, with no college, it’s become pretty bleak out there” (qtd. by Egan 106). Martinelli spent most of his life operating heavy machinery at Kaiser Aluminum until it shut down a few years ago. He started working there right out of high school and didn’t pursue any further education. Now, he has no certification and no degree. It is nearly impossible to find a good job without either a degree or certification. Vocational schools offer people like Martinelli a second chance. He can take just one year and do a program at a technical school to get a certificate. With that certificate, he will be able to provide for his family again. At a technical school, they don’t just have young people straight out of high school. According to Fox Business, interest in vocational schools spans high school students, 4-year school graduates, and people who want to improve their skills or switch careers. That means that everyone has a chance to get the job that they are passionate about, no matter what their previous
Career and technical education courses are intended to prepare high school students to enter the work force in a skilled trade. It equips the students with the experience and education necessary to succeed in an average skill level job while maintaining the student’s interest. In an article that focuses on an aviation CTE program, a “senior policy analyst at the Morrison Institute, said that Career and Technical Education provides another opportunity for students who struggle in high school.” The assumption is that students who struggle in high school presumably do not want another four years of education to attain a bachelor’s degree. Until recently, schools have been excessively geared towards college readiness. The dogma was elementary school, high school, college, without exception. With this “one size fits all” education system in place, a different education course had to evolve. CTE courses offer a break from the tedious grind by introducing career readiness as an alternative. In place of the four years in a college, CTE programs gives student...
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... support and we had something in our hearts and minds that told us that we could do it. So just remember, this school board, business owners and our valuable partners believe in you and want you to reach all of your dreams! We 're counting on you to be that next generation to take over all that we 're doing. So you got to be qualified, you got to be prepared, you got to be hungry, and you got to take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way. Board members, you are raising the next generation up to be great! With your dedication to the CTE programs we 're only getting started. Now that you all have a better understanding of what CTE is and how important it is, I want to thank you so much for being here on behalf of our young people. Put your heads together; let 's figure out what more we can do to keep these kids moving in the right direction. Thank you all.
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